I bought an 1856 $2.50 Quarter Eagle RAW!

I was born in 1956, so I decided it would be fun to do a Mint set of circulated 1856 coins. Figuring that as beat up as I am at 53 years old, the coins, being 153, should also show some wear.

After I started getting the coins and I looked at the 1856 Mint Set in the Registry found that in 1856, 38 different coins were minted. 22 of them were GOLD coins. 16 were silver/copper coins, one copper being the 1856 Flying Eagle 1c (the first of 3 years being minted- in XF40 has $13,000 price tag) and one silver being the 1856 Seated Liberty Silver Dollar which is a comparative bargain in XF40 for only $2000. Additionally the S minted coins are at a premium. So, I certainly will NEVER finish this set.

Anyway, back to the new coin. Purchased on eBay raw. The coin has a 7 day return policy on it so I just have to show myself and have confidence that I can tell if it will make it into plastic. Looks nice and original from the eBay photo and the seller usually owns up to flaws or problems with his coins in the ads. He only sells un-graded coins from what I have seen of him. Rule of thumb: If a seller sells lots of graded coins, when he/she sells ungraded you gotta wonder why it isn't graded.

Here is the picture from the eBay ad.